6/23/2011 - By Harrell's

Harrell’s introduces SprayMAX™, a new line of adjuvants and colorants, to help superintendents stretch their budgets and get more from their turf management sprays.

Harrell’s, manufacturer and supplier of performance-based turf products, offers superintendents a full line of highly effective, Harrell’s branded adjuvants and colorants that fit nicely in any budget. Storms have ravaged several parts of the country and in other states cool weather prevails; “We can’t control the weather or get back the lost revenue for our customers but we can help them stretch their budgets, get the most from their sprays and make it easier to improve playing conditions as quickly as possible,” offers Jack Harrell, Jr. Chairman and CEO.

Each Harrell’s product is designed to enhance the quality of turf and plants by increasing the efficacy of the products superintendents use every day. From Harrell’s Crop Oil Concentrate to Harrell’s Nonionic Spreader Sticker, superintendents can count on a product that will strengthen the hard work they already put into taking care of their turf and plants.

Two products many superintendents use on a regular basis to improve turf sprays are a pH buffer and a fungicide activator and Harrell’s has included these products as part of their SprayMAX line. High pH of tank mixes increases the chance for alkaline hydrolysis, a process where some insecticides and fungicides decompose or split reducing the efficacy of their applications. “Research shows that you can reduce, even eliminate, alkaline hydrolysis and enhance fungicide and insecticide activity by buffering tank pH and the lower the better, says Raymond Snyder, Ph.D., Harrell’s R&D Manager. You can also manage water hardness with Harrell’s pH Buffer™.”

Equally important is to make sure fungicide placement and activity is optimized. Spreading, penetration, translocation and uptake can be improved with Harrell’s Fungicide Activator™. Enhanced activity has been seen for both contact and systemic fungicides, helping superintendents improve disease control and reduce labor and product costs needed for additional sprays when fungicides don’t perform at maximum capacity.?